Familia Mancia
Washed77Cherry's Index
Cup profile
amaretto · cherry pie · vanilla wafer
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut

- Origin
- Santa Barbara, HN
- Producer
- Familia Mancia
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600–1650 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 308g
- Bag price
- $24.00
- Price / oz
- $2.21/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
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Roasts to order
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“Specialty coffee roasted to order & shipped to your door.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 56 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
77
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 88/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 82.9 shrunk to 77.1 at 83% confidence = 77.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Coava Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Coava Coffee in Portland is widely regarded as one of the city's premier roasters, frequently cited for their consistently fantastic, light-to-medium roast profiles that avoid overly roasty flavors. While one user experienced a frustratingly burnt-tasting bag of espresso, the broader community praises them for exceptional quality, sweetness, and a strong presence in the Pacific Northwest coffee scene. Beyond their beans, they are also recognized for a great local reputation and friendly atmosphere in their cafes.
Portland roasterlight to medium roastsconsistently fantasticsweet and clean profileslocal favorite
Threads cited (10)
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- r/espresso · ↑ · Thanks to the bikers at Coava
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On YouTube
5 videos · 229k combined views
Outside coverage frames Coava Coffee as a pioneering Portland roaster deeply invested in producer relationships, direct trade, and objective coffee quality. Reviewers and tutorial channels note their emphasis on education, long-term supply chain partnerships, and versatile roast profiles suited for both drip and espresso. Additionally, Coava is recognized for hardware innovation, specifically the creation of the stainless steel Kone filter designed for the Chemex.
Direct trade producer relationshipsObjective coffee quality philosophyPioneering Portland coffee cultureVersatile drip and espresso profilesKone stainless steel filter innovationSupply chain education and fairness
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